Bayeux and Beaches of Normandy

This is a picture of a window in Mont St. Michel that I thought was pretty.

We got to Bayeux in the afternoon and our first order of the day was to do some laundry. We did that and walked around the city for a while. We went to the Trou Normond for dinner. The tables were inside halved-cider barrels. We had interesting entrees (the appetizer), not really sure what they were, but they were tasty. Mine was in a pastry with Camembert sauce. Our plats (main course) were mignon de porc (pork tenderloin), and a fish that was out of this world. They served the potatoes sliced thin like my Mom used to make. Creme brulee and apple tart was dessert.

The next day, we went to see the Bayeux Tapestry. It dates from the 1077 and depicts the Battle of Hastings, where William the Conquerer beat out Edward for control of England and Normandy. I thought it would be like a huge wall hanging but it is more like an incredibly long table runner.

We also went to the Cathedral.

The next day we went to the Beaches of Normandy and the American Cemetery. 6 June 1944 otherwise known as D-Day was when the American, Canadian, British and other forces landed on French soil to stop the Germans. It was very awe-inspiring and really made me appreciate what our military does for us. Omaha Beach, Pont du Hoc, and Utah Beach were especially sacred. The cemetery is incredible. B and I have visited Arlington Cemetery, the Punchbowl in Hawaii, and now this. Even as I write, tears come to my eyes as I think about being there.

For dinner, we traveled into Bayeux for dinner on the Rue de Cuisiniers at the le Pommier Restaurant. Wow and Yum barely touch what we ate for dinner. Again we had a pork and fish dinner with entrees of farmer's salad with goat cheese in pastry and pate de foie gras. The fish was two different fish loins braided together in a yummy sauce. The pork was in a gravy and was so tender it melted in your mouth. Dessert was Chocolate 3 Ways: Hot, Cold, and Frozen and Apple Pie a la mode. It was Apple Heaven more like it. And the chocolate was a hot cake with hot melted fudge inside with chocolate mousse sauce and ice cream. We were very happy.

Today our drive took us back into Paris to the airport. Nothing spectacular to report. We fly home tomorrow. We are very grateful we made the trip, B is grateful to have finished his ride, and we are looking forward to heading home. We miss our children and our dogs.